Another watercolor from the Joshua Tree National Park in California. Â This one is vertical! The Mormons named the joshua tree after Joshua in the bible who raised his hands to the sky in prayer. It is also known as izote de desierto. Margaret Hurst
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ding,dong … goes the door…next stop…42nd Street                           The train begins to crawl, a microcosm of New York life journeys on silently, patiently      intent on […]
View post →Another in the series of drawings/watercolors from Joshua Tree National Park in California. Margaret Hurst
View post →I made this quick drawing yesterday while having lunch with my 2 year old. It was a nice time. ©Greg Betza 2010
View post →A few minutes spent warming-up for the day as I sat enjoying my morning tea. Â Â Have a pleasant day. – Michele
View post →I love New Yorkers. These were done in Central Park. It was fun to play with the paint for a little while. Drawings by Veronica Lawlor.
View post →Another watercolor/drawing of the joshua trees at the Joshua Tree National Park, definitely one of my favorite places to go to and draw and watercolor and photograph and just be with nature. Margaret
View post →Here’s another drawing I made during the concert. He’s the bass player -Despina
View post →Here is a page of quick drawings I made at the New York Aquarium. I think I captured how incredibly mean they appear. Though I hear they’re harmless… ©Greg Betza
View post →Again at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. I really enjoy my trips to the gardens. It’s a place where you can leave the rumbling of the city behind, at least for a moment. Eddie Peña
View post →This is my favorite drawing from the Mad Men premiere in Times Square. It’s inspired by all those gazelle legs emerging from impossibly microscopic dresses as they lined up for the costume contest.
View post →“I believe that in the indeterminacy of drawing, the contingent way that images arrive in the work, lies some kind of model of how we live our lives. Â The activity of drawing is a way of trying to understand who we are and how we operate in the world.” –William Kentridge identity Thinking with hands […]
View post →…is a rock band. I went to two concerts in Central Park last week. The first was a washout! It rained and we all got soaked. And there was some serious lightning. But we had fun and the band played on. So, I went back on Friday to enjoy the show–sans shower. Here is one […]
View post →Last month I was invited to participate in Re:Form School, an art event organized to raise awareness about the need for education reform in America. The piece I’ve posted today is a thumbnail sketch/idea for my piece. If you’re in New York City October 9-11 please stop by and see the finished piece in person. […]
View post →A thumbnail drawing of the old Union Square. By Eddie Peña
View post →Another drawing from the season 4 premiere in Times Square. Few things can compare to the thrill of seeing the fallling man intro from the bottom of a canyon of lit advertisements…
View post →More fun drawing at Long Island Aikikai. Adding the color this time made it more challenging for me…posted by Veronica.
View post →Carousel painting/drawing. Margaret Hurst
View post →Joe Ades, known as the “Gentleman Peeler” (because of his fine suits and British accent I presume) was a fixture in Union Square Greenmarket where he would sell $5 carrot/potato peelers. Our meeting was a funny one. I sat in front and drew him as he asked me nicely (then not so nicely) to get […]
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